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J. A. PAULSON.

COMBINED COAT AND SHIRT.

APPLICATION man Aue.15.1911.

1,317,724. Patented Oct. 7,1919.

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.l. A. PAULSON.

COMBINED COAT AND SHIRT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-15,1917.

1,31 7,724. Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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JOHN .ADOLPI-I PAULSON, 0]? DOVER, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED COAT AND SHIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1919.

Application filed August 15, 1917. Serial No. 186,383.

' the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a garment so constructed that it can be worn either as a shirt or a coat.

Another object of the invention is to associate with the garment a novel form of collar so constructedthat it can be folded to provide a shirt collar when the garment is worn as a shirt, or can be folded to provide a coat collar when the garment is worn as a coat.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the garment in coat formation,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation of the skirt portion of the garment,

4 is a front elevation of a garment converted into a shirt,

Fig. 5 is a front view of the upper portion of the garment in open position,

Fig. 6 is a rear View of the upper portion of the garment in open position.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates the garment as an entirety. The body of the garment is divided at the front from a point adjacent the waist line to the neck portion thereof to define overlapping bosom flaps 2 and 3. The free longitudinal edge of the flap 3 is provided with a series of buttons 4, which are adapted to be received by button holes formed in the free longitudinal edge of the flap 2 when the latter is folded over the flap 3, as shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. The lower portion of the garment is formed to provide a skirt 5, which has the sides thereof slitted, as shown at 6, the companion flaps defined by the slits being adapted to be secured in overlapping relation by buttons 7 carried by one of the flaps and received by button holes formed inthe companion flap. A suitable belt 8 extends around the waist portion of the garment and is adapted to be slida'bly re ceived in a pair of spaced slots 8* formed in the back of the shirt body and is detachable therefrom. Before adjusting the garment on the body of a person, the bosom flaps 2 and 3 are separated from each other, likewise the companion flaps formed by the slits 6 are separated, and the garment is then passed over the headof the person, after which the bosom flaps are connected to each other and the companion flaps at the side portions of the skirt are likewise secured.

to each other. When the garment is worn as a shirt, the skirt portion 5 thereof is inserted within the trousers, and when the garment is to be worn as a coat the skirt portion thereof is to drape on the outside of the trousers.

A collar 9 is located at the neck portion of the garment and is formed of a substantially rectangular piece of fabric folded longitudinally upon itself to form an inner fold 10 and an outer fold 11. The inner fold 10 is secured along one of the longitudinal edges thereof to the rear of the neck portion of the garment and has the opposite ends thereof free, and the outer side of each of the ends of the inner fold has a button 12 secured thereto.

hen the garment is to be worn as a coat, the upper ends of the bosom flaps 2 and 3 are folded outwardly to provide relatively wide lapels 13 and 14. The outer face of each lapel hassecured thereto a strip 15, which is provided with a pair of button holes 16. When the collar 9 is to be worn as a coat collar the free ends thereof are moved to positions where they will overlie the strip 15 on the respective lapels 13 and 14, and the respective buttons 12 are then engaged in either of the openings 16 in the adjacent strip 15, so as to secure the collar in the position shown in Fig. 1. When the garment is to be converted into a shirt, the buttons 12 carried by the inner fold 10 of the collar are engaged in button holes 17 at the upper ends of the lapels 13 and 14, and the lapels If desired, suitable pockets 18,:maybe formed in the bosom flaps 2 and 3.

It is evident that various changes.- might be resorted to 1n the form, construction, and. arrangement of the se veral parts Withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new, is: v

A cqmbined shirt a'nd coat inclndi'n a body havin bosom flaps adapted to be folded into overlapping relation tofori'n the bosoin'of a shirt and back upon themselves to form lapels, each of'the fl'ap's having'a b'i'ltton -holeat the upper end thereof; strips securedto' the flaps belovv, said buttonrholes Copies ofthis}patent'mfay lie obtained for five cents each, by addressing: the Commissioner of Patents,

and each having a pair of button holes therein, and a collar secured-atits lower edge totheupper portion of the body. of the shirt and having the ends thereof free and arranged to project beyond the flaps, and buttons, carried by the free ends of the collar and adapted to be received by either of the button-holes in the strips when the flaps are in unfolded position and to be received bythe button hol'es in the'strips When the flaps are in folded position, as and for the purpose specified; i

Intest'i ony-whereof I a-ilix-n'iy signature in presence of two Witnesses;

JOHN ADOLPH PAULSON.

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